Seeing Jake One’s name listed as a track’s producer automatically means pressing play on a track. For Chance The Rapper’s “Acid Rain,” Senor Uno’s sparse but thumping number pushes Chance to the forefront, giving him the listener’s undivided attention. And what does Chance do? He spills his guts, laying out a scrambled mess built off emotions spent on memories past and the worries that come with staring down future hurdles.

But he does it all with a carefree confidence, which sound ironic but still stands true. The whole three minute affair works like an exhale, allowing the Chicago MC to be earnest while remaining cocksure. As Chance says midway through, “Sometimes the truth don’t rhyme.” And it isn’t always neat and easy either.

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FINALLY some love for Chance the Rapper around these parts. His whole #10Day tape is straight crack and is in my top 5 projects of all genres from last year. Dude has nasty wordplay, funky voice and a cool, melodic style that contrasts with some other Chi-City exports…more Kids These Days than Chief Keef, that’s for sure.

Readers often criticize media for jumping on bandwagons and supporting bullshit.

We may not post some shit as quickly as others but (speaking for myself here) I actually like to listen and try to learn who an artist is before throwing their material up. Sometimes, it happens after one project, while other times it takes listening to a lot of their material and hearing their growth.

And I know another too.

If we hear a newer cat who has potential but needs more polish, you have to wait and let them grow before publishing their work. Fans/readers are unforgiving and only give a new name 1-2 chances, which i try to explain to artists all the time. If we post a wack song from Artist A and people don’t react to it, they’re less likely to give future mat’l a chance based off that first exp.

Senor Gotty, that is very eloquent. It’s that attitude that really helps put TSS a cut above the rest in online music journalism. That said, “Long Time 2 (feat. Nico Segal)” from #10Day is a incredible piece of music and I humbly submit it for an iPod Shuffle, to get Chano’s name out there a bit more. However, your logic is rock solid. You wait for artistic maturation before over saturating the public with halfbaked music.

I actually played 10 Day a lot when it dropped. maybe a week straight. but, i kind of felt like it still had some holes in it that made me shy away from really talking it up on here.

Then again, I don’t look at what i “do” as being anything more than a fan. Sometimes, I just don’t give a shit about telling people what i’m listening to lol. I feel like they get tired of it. I’d rather hear about what you/others are rockin too so I can find music too.

This guy is really creative. He reminds me of a few living legends but I won’t dare name them for fear to taking away from what Chance actually brings to the new scene. If anyone from the Chi needs a shout out from it’s him.